diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 35a31f6b4d1..e9b390206f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,18 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
         shell: bash
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.PAGEFAULT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.PAGEFAULT_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
           # Always base off of beta branch, regardless of the branch the workflow was triggered from.
           ref: beta
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
       - name: Create release branch
         run: git checkout -b release
       # In order to be able to open a PR into beta, we need the branch to have at least one change.